:::RHMT::: Real Home Made Turbo
General Category => Fabrication => Topic started by: PhilStubbs on March 02, 2010, 10:47:15 PM
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where do you nogs get your tubing for the Wier traction bar kits? i have had one of these kits for a while, but never could find tubing at a good price. i guess being DOM is overkill, but whatever i can find.
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2inch?
thats pretty fucking big, my edt bar is like 1 inch
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the weir kit comes with 2" holes. seemed like overkill to me. problem is, you can cut and grind all day, its not going to get smaller
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I stole a sign post (no joke) worked great ,but not DOM. I found with 13" slicks on the bar brackets sat less then 1/4" from the ground , so I traded it off.
need to figure out something new, I may just weld a tube straight across and use weir brackets
But ya , sign posts.
I have heard of a few people getting stock from these guys
https://www.swracecars.com/index.aspx (https://www.swracecars.com/index.aspx)
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Call your local metal supply store. there is one around your area i bet.
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DOM isn't a requirement, but if I could get it cheap enough I might as well use something stronger.
I have been eyeing up some stop sign poles lately thinking they might work. I need to borrow a cordless sawzall.
I also considered getting 1.75" tubing and using exhaust tubing collars to size it up.
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Metalexpress.net has a huge local warehouse by me, it's like a fucking metal candy store. Otherwise several web-based places can get DOM with decent shipping charges. Local will usually be much cheaper though, so take time to look through a phone book.
DOM is just expensive seamless crap. If its not a requirement, just go with what is availible. Luckly for me, ME.net offers DOM pipe. I'm planning to make my own traction bar & radius arms with their DOM pipe & steel bar.
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shit, their prices arent bad. i think i will order from there.
there really isnt anything local here. there used to be, but now if they do actually have something, its still cheaper to order usually.
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i just use SCH40 black pipe from homodepot. works just fine
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i just use SCH40 black pipe from homodepot. works just fine
you can fucking shatter that junk by smashing it with a hammer, id replace that with some actual mild steel
cast steel=/=mild steel
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I'm actually considering fence post. It's slightly larger than 2" with a pretty thick wall. There is some laying around this house I just bought.
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I'm actually considering fence post. It's slightly larger than 2" with a pretty thick wall. There is some laying around this house I just bought.
if its good enough for a manifold, its good enough for a traction bar
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i just use SCH40 black pipe from homodepot. works just fine
you can fucking shatter that junk by smashing it with a hammer, id replace that with some actual mild steel
cast steel=/=mild steel
yea ok.
id love to see a vid of that happening.
a bunch of 8000rpm launches on slicks and tons of street driving blows your theory out of the water.
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(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi42.tinypic.com%2F2ljoua9.jpg&hash=a7f2d08226c883dd2b7231e44abd8688dd6b2c49)
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You have a little too much time on your hands.
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http://www.onlinemetalstore.com/items/DrawnOverMandrel_DOM_Steel_Round_Tube.cfm?item_id=200&size_no=184 (http://www.onlinemetalstore.com/items/DrawnOverMandrel_DOM_Steel_Round_Tube.cfm?item_id=200&size_no=184)
that place is local to me, they got everything. they have 2" DOM and they sell by weight. they ship too but i dont want to know how much it would cost to have some shit like that shipped
16g 2" DOM is $68 for 24ft stock length - but after $5 cuts if you buy a pile of cut lengths it gets expensive
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i just use SCH40 black pipe from homodepot. works just fine
you can fucking shatter that junk by smashing it with a hammer, id replace that with some actual mild steel
cast steel=/=mild steel
Sorry but the straight pipe is not cast, and cannot be shattered with a hammer.
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ive seen black pipe shattered, but it was like 3" i think the smaller stuff might be welded seam